Wine Choice

  • Wine Choice for July/August

    Domaine de Chazalis Merlot ‘Cuvee Richard’ 2009 Regular readers of my website and particularly my pieces on red wines will have become attuned to my taste and aversion to overly oaked and wines strongly influenced by their tannins. So, here I am recommending an old world wine made with the Merlot grape and a delight […]

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  • Wine Choice for May/June

    Clocktower  Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010 The first vine in the modern era of Marlborough wine was planted in 1973, with the first grapes harvested in 1976. The company Montana kick-started the modern era of viticulture in this famous area of Sourth Island,  New Zealand.  Vines had been grown here almost a century earlier. Marlborough has […]

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  • My Wine Choice Mar/Apr

    Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, 2009 Cantine Talamonti DOC Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, 2007 Gran Sasso DOCG Here is a household name and quite rightly a very popular wine for all occasions. This is a marvellous wine from the Abruzzo region of east, central Italy. Having established the origin of this wine, it is important not to confuse it with […]

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  • Winter Wine Choice

    My choice of wine to run over the months of December and January is a Riesling Kabinett, selected for its ripeness, typical of the Riesling grape with a 2007 vintage. As we approach the new year of 2012, I am aware that connoisseuers of this grape will know how beneficial it is to give it […]

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  • My Wine Choice Oct/Nov

    Chateauneuf-du-Pape,  Vignobles Gonnet  2008 My wife and I have just (end of September 2011) returned from a short holiday in Provence.  This was certainly a special experience and, unsurprisingly included a visit to the famous village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhone wine region. This is the most renowned appellation of the southern part of the […]

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  • My Wine Choice Aug/Sep

    Oyster Bay Malborough Pinot Noir 2009 New Zealand’s largest and perhaps, most renowned region is Malborough, located at the northern tip of the South Island. Oyster Bay’s  Malborough vineyards are located in two valleys: the Wairau and Awatere Valleys and their goal is to grow the grape varieties that are uniquely suited to this maritime, cool […]

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  • Wine of the month – July

    Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico DOC This is a white Italian grape variety that I have recently become familiar with and have been consistently pleased with. It is a variety, primarily grown in the Marche region of Central Italy. I am recommending a DOC wine (Denominazione di Origine Controllata), Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi […]

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  • My Wine Choice – June

    I will recommend two contrasting wines that can be enjoyed as an apperitif or to accompany a meal. My first choice is a fresh and smooth Rose wine from the Languedoc Region of France: La Serre Syrah Rose 2009, Vin de Pays d’Oc. 12.5% Alc This is a superb value dry Rose with hints of […]

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  • My Wine Choice, May

    There is no doubt that one of the most compelling reasons for choosing a particular item, whether it is a gift for someone or a personal treat, comes about  as a result of some notable memory. This was the case with me when choosing my recommended wine for May. It is my favourite month, not […]

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  • My Wine Choice, April

    One of the thrills of spending 12 months working on the eastern side of Lake Garda, N. Italy was to fully appreciate the wide and varied cuisine, accompanied by fine wines. My purpose of employment was to set up a nursery business for a successful German businessman in Bardolino. Unsurprisingly I was asked to source […]

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